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    • Group A (Fragment I)
      • The General Prologue
      • The Knight’s Tale
      • The Miller’s Prologue
      • The Miller’s Tale
      • The Reeve’s Prologue
      • The Reeve’s Tale
      • The Cook’s Prologue
      • The Cook’s Tale
    • Group B1 (Fragment II)
      • Introduction to the Man of Law’s Tale
      • The Man of Law’s Prologue
      • The Man of Law’s Tale
    • Group B2 (Fragment VII)
      • The Shipman’s Prologue
      • The Shipman’s Tale
      • The Shipman’s Epilogue
      • The Prioress’s Prologue
      • The Prioress’s Tale
      • The Prologue to Sir Thopas
      • Sir Thopas
      • The Prologue to Melibeus
      • Melibeus
      • The Monk’s Prologue
      • The Monk’s Tale
      • The Nun’s Priest’s Prologue
      • The Nun’s Priest’s Tale
      • The Nun’s Priest’s Epilogue
    • Group C (Fragment VI)
      • The Physician’s Tale
      • The Physician’s Epilogue
      • The Pardoner’s Prologue
      • The Pardoner’s Tale
    • Group D (Fragment III)
      • The Wife of Bath’s Prologue
      • The Wife of Bath’s Tale
      • The Friar’s Prologue
      • The Friar’s Tale
      • The Summoner’s Prologue
      • The Summoner’s Tale
    • Group E (Fragment IV)
      • The Clerk’s Prologue
      • The Clerk’s Tale
      • The Merchant’s Prologue
      • The Merchant’s Tale
      • The Merchant’s Epilogue
    • Group F (Fragment V)
      • The Squire’s Prologue
      • The Squire’s Tale
      • The Squire’s Epilogue
      • The Franklin’s Prologue
      • The Franklin’s Tale
    • Group G (Fragment VIII)
      • The Second Nun’s Prologue
      • The Second Nun’s Tale
      • The Canon’s Yeoman’s Prologue
      • The Canon’s Yeoman’s Tale
    • Group H (Fragment IX)
      • The Manciple’s Prologue
      • The Manciple’s Tale
    • Group I (Fragment X)
      • The Parson’s Prologue
      • The Parson’s Tale
      • Chaucer’s Retraction
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  • The Canterbury Tales
    • Group A (Fragment I)
      • The General Prologue
      • The Knight’s Tale
      • The Miller’s Prologue
      • The Miller’s Tale
      • The Reeve’s Prologue
      • The Reeve’s Tale
      • The Cook’s Prologue
      • The Cook’s Tale
    • Group B1 (Fragment II)
      • Introduction to the Man of Law’s Tale
      • The Man of Law’s Prologue
      • The Man of Law’s Tale
    • Group B2 (Fragment VII)
      • The Shipman’s Prologue
      • The Shipman’s Tale
      • The Shipman’s Epilogue
      • The Prioress’s Prologue
      • The Prioress’s Tale
      • The Prologue to Sir Thopas
      • Sir Thopas
      • The Prologue to Melibeus
      • Melibeus
      • The Monk’s Prologue
      • The Monk’s Tale
      • The Nun’s Priest’s Prologue
      • The Nun’s Priest’s Tale
      • The Nun’s Priest’s Epilogue
    • Group C (Fragment VI)
      • The Physician’s Tale
      • The Physician’s Epilogue
      • The Pardoner’s Prologue
      • The Pardoner’s Tale
    • Group D (Fragment III)
      • The Wife of Bath’s Prologue
      • The Wife of Bath’s Tale
      • The Friar’s Prologue
      • The Friar’s Tale
      • The Summoner’s Prologue
      • The Summoner’s Tale
    • Group E (Fragment IV)
      • The Clerk’s Prologue
      • The Clerk’s Tale
      • The Merchant’s Prologue
      • The Merchant’s Tale
      • The Merchant’s Epilogue
    • Group F (Fragment V)
      • The Squire’s Prologue
      • The Squire’s Tale
      • The Squire’s Epilogue
      • The Franklin’s Prologue
      • The Franklin’s Tale
    • Group G (Fragment VIII)
      • The Second Nun’s Prologue
      • The Second Nun’s Tale
      • The Canon’s Yeoman’s Prologue
      • The Canon’s Yeoman’s Tale
    • Group H (Fragment IX)
      • The Manciple’s Prologue
      • The Manciple’s Tale
    • Group I (Fragment X)
      • The Parson’s Prologue
      • The Parson’s Tale
      • Chaucer’s Retraction
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    • Group A (Fragment I)
      • The General Prologue
      • The Knight’s Tale
      • The Miller’s Prologue
      • The Miller’s Tale
      • The Reeve’s Prologue
      • The Reeve’s Tale
      • The Cook’s Prologue
      • The Cook’s Tale
    • Group B1 (Fragment II)
      • Introduction to the Man of Law’s Tale
      • The Man of Law’s Prologue
      • The Man of Law’s Tale
    • Group B2 (Fragment VII)
      • The Shipman’s Prologue
      • The Shipman’s Tale
      • The Shipman’s Epilogue
      • The Prioress’s Prologue
      • The Prioress’s Tale
      • The Prologue to Sir Thopas
      • Sir Thopas
      • The Prologue to Melibeus
      • Melibeus
      • The Monk’s Prologue
      • The Monk’s Tale
      • The Nun’s Priest’s Prologue
      • The Nun’s Priest’s Tale
      • The Nun’s Priest’s Epilogue
    • Group C (Fragment VI)
      • The Physician’s Tale
      • The Physician’s Epilogue
      • The Pardoner’s Prologue
      • The Pardoner’s Tale
    • Group D (Fragment III)
      • The Wife of Bath’s Prologue
      • The Wife of Bath’s Tale
      • The Friar’s Prologue
      • The Friar’s Tale
      • The Summoner’s Prologue
      • The Summoner’s Tale
    • Group E (Fragment IV)
      • The Clerk’s Prologue
      • The Clerk’s Tale
      • The Merchant’s Prologue
      • The Merchant’s Tale
      • The Merchant’s Epilogue
    • Group F (Fragment V)
      • The Squire’s Prologue
      • The Squire’s Tale
      • The Squire’s Epilogue
      • The Franklin’s Prologue
      • The Franklin’s Tale
    • Group G (Fragment VIII)
      • The Second Nun’s Prologue
      • The Second Nun’s Tale
      • The Canon’s Yeoman’s Prologue
      • The Canon’s Yeoman’s Tale
    • Group H (Fragment IX)
      • The Manciple’s Prologue
      • The Manciple’s Tale
    • Group I (Fragment X)
      • The Parson’s Prologue
      • The Parson’s Tale
      • Chaucer’s Retraction
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GROUP
— A —

The General Prologue
The Knight’s Tale
The Miller’s Prologue
The Miller’s Tale
The Reeve’s Prologue
The Reeve’s Tale
The Cook’s Prologue
The Cook’s Tale

GROUP
— B —

Introduction to the Man of Law’s Tale
The Man of Law’s Prologue
The Man of Law’s Tale

The Shipman’s Prologue
The Shipman’s Tale
The Shipman’s Epilogue
The Prioress’s Prologue
The Prioress’s Tale
The Prologue to Sir Thopas
Sir Thopas
The Prologue to Melibeus
Melibeus
The Monk’s Prologue
The Monk’s Tale
The Nun’s Priest’s Prologue
The Nun’s Priest’s Tale
The Nun’s Priest’s Epilogue

GROUP
— C —

The Physician’s Tale
The Physician’s Epilogue
The Pardoner’s Prologue
The Pardoner’s Tale

GROUP
— D —

The Wife of Bath’s Prologue
The Wife of Bath’s Tale
The Friar’s Prologue
The Friar’s Tale
The Summoner’s Prologue
The Summoner’s Tale

GROUP
— E —

The Clerk’s Prologue
The Clerk’s Tale
The Merchant’s Prologue
The Merchant’s Tale

The Merchant’s Epilogue

GROUP
— F —

The Squire’s Prologue
The Squire’s Tale
The Squire’s Epilogue
The Franklin’s Prologue
The Franklin’s Tale

GROUP
— G —

The Second Nun’s Prologue
The Second Nun’s Tale
The Canon’s Yeoman’s Prologue
The Canon’s Yeoman’s Tale

GROUP
— H —

The Manciple’s Prologue
The Manciple’s Tale

..

GROUP
— I —

The Parson’s Prologue
The Parson’s Tale
Chaucer’s Retraction

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